Microsoft is increasingly clamping down on methods for bypassing the Microsoft Account requirement for Windows 11.

Microsoft has blocked popular commands used to bypass key Windows 11 setup screens, stating they leave users with a device 'that is not fully configured for use.' ...

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today ...

Windows Insider Program lead Amanda Langowski said in a blog post on Monday that those setup screens -- called the Windows Setup experience (or "out of box experience") -- are "critical" during ...

The end of Windows 10 support is near, forcing users to eventually switch to the newer Windows 11 operating system. No internet connection? No problem.

Microsoft removes local-only Windows setup in latest Insider Preview, but an age check trick could help you out.

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build for beta testers in the Insider program. Build 26220.6772 (KB5065797) introduces several changes that will gradually roll ...

The latest Insider Preview build of Windows 11 includes a rather ominous update. Ominous, that is, for anyone who prefers to install Windows without being hooked up to the internet and signing up for ...

Microsoft will soon end support for its most popular OS. Before that day arrives, here's what you should do with your Windows 10 PCs that fail Microsoft's Windows 11 compatibility tests.

Microsoft just ended offline setup in Windows 11. No more local accounts as every installation now needs internet and a Microsoft sign in.